Shepard Fairey, the artist that created the fame "Hope" posters for Barack Obama is now facing charges for graffiti. Fairey is also the mysterious artist that posted those Obey Giant posters all over cities. Boston is now placing two charges of vandalism on him.
There was also some dispute with the Obama poster. Fairey used the image of Obama from a photo taken by an ex-AP photographer, Mannie Garcia. Garcia doesn't feel the need to fight Fairey for copyright infringement, but AP does.
Fairey believes that public places shouldn't be just used for commercials, so he filled those places with his posters. Is this considered art or is it vandalism?
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Art or Vandalism?
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I don't know.
I mean, I would see these EVERYWHERE in L.A. and it REALLY did appear like random junk posted to me. It wasn't pleasant to look at all plastered randomly on street signs, signals, corner post office boxes...it DID look more like vandalism to me then "art"
That's just MY opinion.
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